CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS

Both the Holland Area Arts Council and Holland Symphony Orchestra focus on providing members of our community with meaningful encounters with arts. We are pleased to be collaborating with a variety of local visual artists and area schools and children’s organizations in a celebration of the performing and visual arts. Carnival of the Animals – a Total Arts Celebration allowed children to work closely with musicians and artists and be part of a large-scale community performance. Camille Saint-Saens’ musical suite portrays the movement and idiosyncrasies of animals in a zoo through orchestral instrumentation. It is a perfect vehicle with which to engage young imaginations. Children will be asked to listen to the music, engage with the musicians and visual artists to interpret the music. Then they will be invited to create their own artwork based upon those interpretations. Ultimately they will be able to display their creations during the community performance of the orchestral piece.